canaan wrote:the wife went to toys r us, kohls, target, and somewhere else this morning (at like 4am). she said there werent any real lines anywhere. she got a couple of decently-discounted BF stuff, too.

My g/f and mom went to see what's going on in Kohls. I like Kolhs but have no need for any clothing articles at the moment, so I'd rather relax then go fight for a t-shirt. I told them if lines are too big, to just come back. But bring back a pizza because there is an awesome pizza place next to it.

Just picked up the first 3 seasons of Sons of Anarchy on blu-ray regular $55.00 each for $16.99 each at best buy. Also first 3 seasons of Arrested Development for $8.00 each. Very very happy this stuff is usually $223.00 for $81.19. Loving life right now.

npv708 wrote:I just gave in and got both me and the Mrs. each a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0...

Let me know your thoughts. I bought my lil sis a nexus tab and want to get one for myself

Its not too shabby. Only complaint is that its slightly heavier than I expected. Possibly a little too much for one-handed extended reading, but otherwise it runs great. I've heard great things about both the Tab 7.0 and the Nexus. I don't think you could go wrong with either, especially at sub-$200 prices.

Slickdeals did me right today. They had a 15$ wii sports bundle with motion plus controller. Retail is selling just the wiimotes for 40 because they are the same exact controller for the wiiU. In for 2 and a third was refunded because they didn't have it. Props

The knowledgeably of their staff took a nose dive when they dropped commissioned sales people.

Its like damned if you do, damned if you don't. Commissioned people have extra incentive to help you buy whats right for you (so its not returned on them, making them lose their sales commission and the potential for repeat and referral sales), make sure you leave with everything you need (so you don't have to come back for a cord), and follow up with you and make sure you're happy. Example, my friend bought a bluray player at Walmart last night, asked if she needed anything else for it, they said no, then she got home and couldnt use it because she didn't have an hdmi cable.

On the flip side, anyone who knows what they want (which is a growing percentage of the population) is completely put off by salespeople and hate the hassle.

Still, you'd be amazed how many people go looking to spend hundreds of dollars on a camera or thousands on a tv set up and are 110% clueless about what they're buying.

Now, be honest. Since (i think) you work in one. How often do salesmen try to provide good advice, especially on cost/need, versus just trying to sell an expensive product? How much of a factor for a customer is plain distrust?